Great bands with one or two crappy songs...?

[neurotictim]

Okay, so I've become a huge fan of Porcupine Tree, I can't seem to get enough of these guys.

I'm listening to a recently acquired cd, "In Absentia," and there's a song named "Gravity Eyelids" that I think is absolutely horrid.

I'm sure there are other bands out there that typically rock hard, but have a couple of songs you just can't stand.

Any takers?

[RAZubieta]

Tool's Disgustapated on Undertow, I can't stand it, a fifteen minute song and half of it is "Life feeds on life" over and over, then the other half is crickets chirping and rainforest noises.

[envika]

All great bands have, at one time or another, made a bad recording.

[Valerus]

*looks at Iron Maiden's No Prayer For The Dying & Virtual XI records*

Yep. Still own them though. lol

[jollygiantchris]

Kyuss' the thong song annoys the **** out of me on Blues for the Red Sun....That band may be amazing but Garcia has a terrible voice and that song you can make his irritating vocals out a little too good.

[skaismyhero]

sublimes robbin the hood album was mostly **** imo. But there are a couple songs on there that reach their normal caliber of amazingness

[MoD_Scotty]

"I think I'm Going Bald" by Rush.

[neurotictim]

Got another one - "Cars" by Fear Factory.

Granted, it's a Neuman cover, but still...

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally Posted by neurotictim

Okay, so I've become a huge fan of Porcupine Tree, I can't seem to get enough of these guys.

I'm listening to a recently acquired cd, "In Absentia," and there's a song named "Gravity Eyelids" that I think is absolutely horrid.

I like the Porcupine Tree album "The Sky Moved Sideways" and a few years ago they were playing in my home town and I went to the gig - I just felt it was terrible and I ended up hating the lead singer with a vengeance - or at least the "persona" he was projecting...

He seemed to be trying to come across as some kind of "rock god" - playing endless crappy guitar solos with histrionics and agonised facial expressions...

It wasn't at all what i was expecting from that album, which is thoughtful and imaginative - whereas live, the leader seemed to be playing up to the worst stereotypes...?

[neurotictim]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

It wasn't at all what i was expecting from that album, which is thoughtful and imaginative - whereas live, the leader seemed to be playing up to the worst stereotypes...?

That really sucks, because I was hoping I'd eventually get the chance to see them. Unfortunately, I've run into that a lot in the last few years, which has put a serious roadblock in my concert-going.

I get an image in my head of how a band is supposed to behave, and I'm consistently disappointed in their performance when I see it. It's not fair to the bands, I know, but it doesn't change my perceptions.

Type O Negative ranks as the worst - heavy, dark, chugging music with somewhat macabre lyrics, and they acted like drunk teenagers onstage the whole show.

Of the concerts I've been to, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Alter Bridge, and Rush put on exactly the kind of shows I like to see - where they fit their recorded personas in a live setting.

[Kink Rimson]

Yes - 'Circus of Heaven' and 'Arriving UFO'.

Everyone agrees on how horrific Circus of Heaven is, but incredibly, many think Arriving UFO is some sort of misunderstood masterpiece.